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Determination of Gd3N@C80(OH)20 Interaction with Zn2+ and Fe2+ via Fluorescence Measurements
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)Today’s MRI imagining techniques are capable of discerning between abnormal and normal complex tissues by providing contrasting images of these tissues. One drawback of using MRI imagining is its low sensitivity. However, ... -
Determining the Ability of an At-home Test Kit to Detect Lead in Drinking Fountains at East Carolina University
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-15)Lead and other contaminants in drinking water still pose as an important problem in today’s society and can have detrimental effects on human health. At-home water testing kits can offer consumers an easy and affordable ... -
Determining The Association of Patient Reported Outcomes with Lower Extremity Biomechanical Function and Quadriceps Strength
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in the knee is a common, debilitating injury in athletes and the general population. Most individuals undergo ACL reconstruction (ACLR) to repair the ligament and restore functional ... -
Determining the Influence of Sibling Relationships on Current Romantic Relationships
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Although sibling relationships are potentially the longest relationship a person will experience (Bank & Kahn, 1997), researchers know relatively little about the role of sibling relationships in youth development in ... -
DETERMINING THE MEMBRANE TOPOLOGY OF TRANSMEMBRANE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE IN ZEBRAFISH HAIR CELLS USING A SPLIT GFP SYSTEM
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Mechanosensory hair cells are used by the auditory and vestibular systems to convert mechanical vibrations into electrical signals. Given their specialized function and morphology, hair cells express a unique set of genes ... -
Developing a Musculoskeletal Model of Landing
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are a common sports related injury that results in a loss of play time, are painful, and limit a person’s quality of life while injured. ACL injuries often occur when a person is ... -
Developing a Panel of Microsatellite Markers for Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) as a Research Tool for Population Studies
(East Carolina University, 2013)The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) sometimes exhibits brood parasitism - a parent manipulating a conspecific host to raise its offspring, relieving the parent of the encumbrance of parental investment. It has been ... -
DEVELOPING A SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING PLAN FOR THE TAR-PAMLICO BLUE ECONOMY CORRIDOR
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-14)The Tar-Pamlico Blue Economy Corridor (BEC) serves three Tier 1 Counties (Nash, Pitt, and Edgecombe Counties) and one Tier 2 county (Beaufort County) in Eastern North Carolina (North Carolina Department of Commerce, 2022). ... -
Developing and Testing the Functionality and Usability of a Bereavement Support Web-based Link for Bereaved Parents
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)In 2017, there were approximately 9,376 deaths of children aged 1-14 years (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). Family members experience immense grief as they transition to a life without their child. ... -
Development of a Deployable HRV Assessment and Training System
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)PTSD is a debilitating psychological condition that is difficult to treat and has been directly connected to depression, anxiety, and somatic complaints consistent with a hyperaroused autonomic nervous system (ANS). In ... -
Development of a Human IFN-β Expression System using Chinese Hamster Ovarian Cells
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Two human IFN-β expression systems were derived based on the pIRES2-AcGFP1 plasmid backbone. One expression plasmid encoded human IFN-β fused to a C-terminal linker and an 8-histidine affinity chromatography tag. A second ... -
Development of a Meal Creation Tool to Assess Knowledge and Preference among Preschool Children
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)Knowledge and preference towards healthful foods can help researchers better understand developing health behaviors; however, few validated tools are available to evaluate these constructs among young children. The purpose ... -
Development of a Method for the Determination of Bisphenol A in Vervet Monkey Hair using LC-MS/MS and LC-UV/Vis
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)No methods for estimating levels of anthropogenic disturbance on non-human primate (NHP) populations were identified within the literature. Such a method would allow for the assessment of human impact on NHP populations. ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES FOLLOWING A SIMULATED HOME VISIT: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ WRITTEN REFLECTIONS
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)Background: Simulated learning can prepare interprofessional student teams for collaborative clinical practice through the demonstration of skills and competencies in a realistic, controlled clinical setting. The home as ... -
Developmental Patterns of Cleistogamy and Chasmogamy in Triodanis perfoliata
(2015-05)Some plants exhibit mixed mating, in which individual plants utilize both cross and self-fertilization. Dimorphic cleistogamy is one form of mixed mating. In plants that display dimorphic cleistogamy, both chasmogamous ... -
DID POLICING OF IMMIGRATION CHANGE DURING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)In 2017, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) renewed its implementation of the “Secure Communities” initiative. It was ostensibly intended to intensify policing of undocumented immigrants who violated criminal ... -
Differences in cannabis strains and product types used most often by a cross-sectional sample of people in the United States who use cannabis to relieve pain and nausea
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-04)In the United States (US), 17% of people reported using cannabis within the past year. Laws around cannabis use in the US are changing; currently, 37 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for medicinal ... -
Differences in depression in community dwelling adults and adults post myocardial infarction
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Depression is a comorbid condition related to myocardial infarction (MI) risk, is prevalent post MI, and is associated with poorer cardiovascular outcomes. This research study examined depression in a community sample of ... -
Differences in Neurological Connectivity Between Right and Left Limb Dominant Individuals in Implicit Motor Sequence Learning
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-08)Background: The majority of the global population identifies as right-hand dominant (RHD), while only about 11% of the population identifies as left-hand dominant (LHD) (Papadatou-Pastou et al, 2020) However, this population ... -
Differential aging-related changes of D1, D2, and D3 dopamine receptor expression in the striatum
(2013-05-03)Aging is associated with a decrease in motor function and a concomitant increase in muscle stiffness and tone. The striatum plays a critical role in the control of motor function, and it receives strong dopamine (DA) ...